Writing Narrative Assessment - 2 September 2016

Learner:  Taj        Learning Coach: M Lennon - LH2      Date: 2 September 2016

Learning Area:  Literacy

NZC Achievement Objective:  Students will acquire and begin to use sources of information, processes, and strategies to identify, form, and express ideas.  Indicator:  has an awareness of the connections between oral, written, and visual language.

Learning Observed

During iDevelop Taj has been learning that oral, written and visual texts can connect together.  Taj has done this over the course of a week by reading the pictures, reading the words and listening to the story being read.  The story chosen was Greedy Cat, by Joy Cowley. Firstly Taj helped his hapu group to predict and tell the story using only the pictures in the book.  Taj was able to predict with ease and draw appropriate conclusions. Next he listened to the story being read to him and was showing his understanding by following along. After this Taj was able to read the story aloud, showing his understanding of what he had read. Taj showed his complete understanding of connecting the text orally, visually and in writing through his follow up activity where he drew a picture of Greedy Cat, wrote a sentence of what he thought Greedy Cat would eat out of his shopping bag and then shared his version of the story with others.

Evidence of learning

Taj’s Greedy Cat picture.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Taj demonstrated that he was: Connected - actively taking part in learning conversations and activities. Capable - understanding that a text can be read in many different ways. Participating and Contributing - giving everything a try with a positive attitude. Managing Self  - able to use equipment in an appropriate manner.

Next Learning Steps

Teach others how to read a book in different ways. Continue to predict stories, read the pictures and discuss your conclusions with others.